Hair is a British reality television series to find Britain's best amateur hair stylist that was first broadcast on BBC Three on 25 February 2014. The first series was presented by Steve Jones, whilst the second series is fronted by Katherine Ryan.[1] The judges are Denise McAdam and Alain Pichon.[2][3] On 30 October 2014, it was revealed that Hair had been renewed for a second series and promoted from BBC Three to BBC Two.[4] The second and final series comprises eight half-hour episodes and began on 13 July 2015.
| Hair | |
|---|---|
 Opening title card for 2014 series | |
| Genre |
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| Directed by | James Morgan |
| Presented by | Steve Jones (2014) Katherine Ryan (2015) |
| Judges | |
| Narrated by | Jason Done (2015) |
| Composers |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 14 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Clare Sillery |
| Producer | Ceri Jones |
| Running time | 60 minutes (2014) 30 minutes (2015) |
| Production company | BBC Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Three (2014) BBC Two (2015) |
| Release | 25 February 2014 – 4 August 2015 |
Production
editHair was commissioned by Zai Bennett and Emma Willis and was produced by BBC Television.[5][6]
Episode list
editSeries 1 (2014)
edit| # | Title | Original air date | UK viewers[7] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode 1" | 25 February 2014 | 880,000 |
| 2 | "Episode 2" | 4 March 2014 | 910,000 |
| 3 | "Episode 3" | 11 March 2014 | 910,000 |
| 4 | "Episode 4" | 18 March 2014 | 965,000 |
| 5 | "Episode 5" | 25 March 2014 | 823,000 |
| 6 | "Episode 6" | 1 April 2014 | 1,089,000 |
Series 2 (2015)
edit| # | Title | Original air date[8] | UK viewers[9] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode 1" | 13 July 2015 | N/A |
| 2 | "Episode 2" | 14 July 2015 | N/A |
| 3 | "Episode 3" | 21 July 2015 | 1,030,000 |
| 4 | "Episode 4" | 22 July 2015 | 890,000 |
| 5 | "Episode 5" | 27 July 2015 | < 870,000 |
| 6 | "Episode 6" | 28 July 2015 | 870,000 |
| 7 | "Episode 7" | 3 August 2015 | < 930,000 |
| 8 | "Episode 8" | 4 August 2015 | 1,110,000 |
Series
editSeries 1 (2014)
editEight contestants participated in the first series of Hair.[10]
| Contestant | Age | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Amy Tombling | 22 | Eliminated 1st |
| Ebuni Ajiduah | 24 | Eliminated 2nd |
| Laura Hollowell | 25 | Eliminated 3rd |
| Annie Davies | 24 | Eliminated 4th |
| Kobi Kirby | 16 | Eliminated 5th |
| Katie Crompton | 30 | Runner-up |
| Dominika Kasperowicz | 29 | Runner-up |
| Marvin Francis | 25 | Winner |
Series 2 (2015)
editTen contestants participated in the second and final series of Hair.
| Contestant | Age | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Cryne | 31 | Eliminated 1st |
| Jaime Cura | 38 | Eliminated 2nd |
| Lesley White | 58 | Eliminated 3rd |
| Sarah Bloor | 42 | Eliminated 4th |
| Rebecca Uzzaman | 30 | Eliminated 5th |
| Meggan George | 21 | Eliminated 6th |
| Kellie Henry | 28 | Eliminated 7th |
| Marlene Abuah | 30 | Runner-up |
| Maryia Yasianetskaya | 29 | Runner-up |
| Philip Hunt | 33 | Winner |
References
edit- ^ Fletcher, Alex (15 November 2013). "Steve Jones to host BBC Three hairdressing reality show". Digital Spy. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ^ Westbrook, Caroline (15 November 2013). "New BBC Three show Hair aims to do for hairdressing what Bake Off has done for cakes". Metro. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ^ Middleton, Richard (18 November 2013). "BBC3 makes Hair raising move". C21 Media. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ^ "Hair: Steve Jones competition moves to BBC Two for Series 2". Digital Spy. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ^ "Steve Jones to present brand new BBC Three series Hair". BBC. 15 November 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ^ Considine, Pippa (15 November 2013). "Hairdressing is the next BBC competition format". Televisual. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ^ "BARB Top 30s".
- ^ "BBC Two - Hair - Episode guide". BBC. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ "BARB Top 30s".
- ^ "Meet the contestants of brand-new BBC Three contest, Hair". BBC. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
External links
edit- Hair at BBC Online
- Hair at IMDb
- Radio Times, Hair
